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Experiential and Practical

Workshops

Industry Leading

Pixels to Profit: Design That Drives Impact

By Anum Haroon (Product Design Lead at Educative)

A hands-on workshop that will push you beyond pretty interfaces and start designing for real business impact. You’ll learn how to tie your design decisions to meaningful metrics like conversion, retention, and lifetime value so you’re not just pushing pixels, you’re pushing performance. Walk away with actionable tools, inspiring case studies, and the know-how to create design that truly moves the needle.

Pixels, Payments & People: Bridging the Financial Divide

By Umair Abbasi and M Yahya Aftab (Leads at Ideate Innovation)

Great design isn’t just about visuality—it’s about accessibility and equity. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll explore how simple tools like paper prototyping, card sorting, and user journey mapping can help craft impactful digital solutions. Through real-world challenges, participants will co-design financial tools that can empower communities, proving that thoughtful UX can drive real change.

From Pixels to Paycheck

By Umar Farooq (UX Lead at S&P Global)

Branding Yourself as a High-Value UX Designer is a 4-hour interactive workshop designed to help UX designers establish a strong personal brand and unlock high-value career opportunities. Participants will learn how to define their unique UX identity, create an impactful portfolio that attracts top employers and clients, and build a strong online presence through LinkedIn, make their portfolio and personal branding. The workshop also covers job negotiation strategies, networking techniques, and live portfolio critiques to help designers position themselves for higher salaries and better roles. With a mix of hands-on exercises, expert insights, and peer discussions, this session is ideal for UX professionals looking to stand out in the competitive job market. It’s the perfect opportunity to take your UX career to the next level.

Service Design Thinking: Beyond Basics

By Hasan Habib (CEO Designist)

Service Design Thinking: Beyond Basics is an advanced, hands-on workshop for professionals and practitioners looking to deepen their understanding of service design. Moving past foundational concepts, this session explores complex service ecosystems, co-creation techniques, and strategic tools to design seamless, user-centered services across digital and physical touchpoints. Participants will engage with real-world case studies, map service blueprints, and prototype innovative service solutions that address systemic challenges.

DIY Dissent: Making and Self-Publishing Zines as a Radical Act

By Haider Ali Jan (Independent Practitioner & Faculty at BNU)

This hands-on workshop explores the radical potential of zines as tools for self-expression, resistance, and community building. DIY Dissent invites participants to engage with the history and politics of zine-making, then dive into creating their own self-published works. Through collage, storytelling, and low-cost printing techniques, attendees will learn how zines can challenge dominant narratives, amplify marginalized voices, and foster grassroots change. No prior experience required—just a passion for creativity and a desire to speak up.

AI-Driven UX Design: The Future of User Experience

By Tasavor K (Co-founder The Nexen - Leading UX Studio in Dubai)

Join us for an exciting and hands-on workshop exploring how AI is transforming the world of UX design. In this session, we will delve into the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and User Experience (UX), examining how AI tools and techniques are enhancing the design process, improving user personalization, and creating smarter, more efficient user interfaces.

What to expect:
Through interactive discussions and practical exercises, you will gain insights into the current AI technologies influencing UX design, as well as learn how to integrate AI into your design workflow.
This workshop offers a unique opportunity to learn how to design smarter, more personalized user experiences and stay ahead of the curve in the rapidly evolving field of UX.

  • Explore AI’s role in user research, prototyping, and user testing.
  • Understand how AI can anticipate user needs and tailor experiences.
  • Learn to use AI-powered tools to streamline your design process.
  • Understand how to responsibly use AI in creating inclusive, bias-free experiences.

Who should attend:
Professionals who are working in the field of human centered design, UX designer & strategist and anyone who is UX & AI enthusiast should join us to get a glimpse into the future of UX.